Chapter 206: My Wisdom

"Zhang Dui, I've found it," a young female police officer said seriously to the middle-aged man beside her. "That female teacher named Xiao Ran indeed has major suspicions of committing the crime. The criminal suspect Qu Zhiqiang had close social relations with her before entering prison."

"Immediately send people to the kindergarten to keep an eye on Xiao Ran," Zhang Dui nodded. "Group One, pull up the surveillance around Xiao Ran's home. Group Two, check Xiao Ran's recent call records and see if Qu Zhiqiang has contacted her since his release."

"Yes!"

Before long, both groups had updates.

"Zhang Dui, the surveillance shows that Qu Zhiqiang did appear near Xiao Ran's home after his release. He stayed there overnight and left the next morning."

"Zhang Dui, Xiao Ran has made multiple calls recently to the same unknown number. We suspect the owner of that number is Qu Zhiqiang."

Zhang Dui nodded, about to give orders, when his phone rang.

He answered it, and a woman's voice came through:"Hello... Is this Zhang Dui Zhang?"

"Yes, who is this?"

"I'm Chen Ting, Shan Shan's teacher..."

"Oh, Teacher Chen, I remember you. What is it?"

"Well..." Chen Ting hesitated before saying, "Today, Xiao Ran is insisting on taking the children home, and I'm a bit worried..."

Chen Ting explained her concerns in detail to Zhang Dui.

"Teacher Chen, I understand the situation. Don't worry."

After hanging up, Zhang Dui turned back with a very serious expression and said to everyone, "Group One and Group Two, grab your gear and come with me. Group Three, get the car ready. Group Four, keep watch. The child traffickers might strike again today. We're going to set up early and catch them all in one go, damn it."

...

Qu Zhiqiang drove slowly along the street, using a black sedan this time to avoid drawing attention, instead of his usual van.

He needed to wait for the teachers and students at the kindergarten to leave before he could brazenly take the child.

As he approached the kindergarten, Qu Zhiqiang noticed that it seemed to have dismissed early today, with hardly anyone around.

The few vendors nearby had stopped calling out their wares and were quieter than usual.

"Ge Qu..." the man with the scar on his face, who was driving, asked, "What's next? Just grab the child and put him in the car?"

Qu Zhiqiang glanced at Xiao Ran and the little boy standing at the kindergarten gate in the distance.

"Lao Ba, how's your driving?" Qu Zhiqiang asked.

The man with the scar thought for a moment and replied, "I don't have a license, but I've been driving for years, and I'm pretty good at it."

"Good." Qu Zhiqiang pointed at Xiao Ran. "Run her over for me."

"Run her over?" The man with the scar looked troubled.

"What's wrong? You don't dare?"

"It's not that I don't dare." The man with the scar sighed helplessly. "Running her over is easy, but you'll have to give me an extra five thousand yuan, since I'll need to get the car fixed."

"Hahaha!" Qu Zhiqiang laughed loudly. "No problem! I'll give you ten thousand—make sure you hit her hard!"

A newspaper vendor watched the black car approaching slowly, then lowered his head and whispered, "Suspicious vehicle spotted at six o'clock. A Group, confirm identity. Over."

"A Group, received. Over."

A moment later, the response came.

"A Group confirms the people in the vehicle are criminal suspect Qu Zhiqiang. Over."

The newspaper vendor nodded, switched the radio channel, and said, "All groups, attention: Criminal suspect Qu Zhiqiang is in the black sedan at six o'clock. Begin the operation."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of police officers nearby turned toward the black sedan, but in the next second, the car accelerated straight toward the kindergarten gate.

...

Why hasn't he come yet?

I was getting anxious standing there. Tonight, I have an appointment with the psychologist, and this Qu guy is really dragging his feet.

Just as I was getting impatient, I saw a black sedan approaching from a distance.

It was driving very slowly, which seemed off. Could that be Qu Ge's car?

Is my money coming?

I was about to step forward with Chen Mu Ran when the sedan suddenly sped up toward me.

Before I could figure out what was happening, a crowd of people rushed in from all sides.

They were shouting and yelling, saying something to me and the black sedan, but I couldn't hear any of it.

Because I saw the three towers of Chong Sheng Si cracking in the distance.

Then, a massive roar followed, and the whole ground started shaking.

As the black sedan was about to hit me, I quickly hugged Chen Mu Ran and dodged to the side.

He's my sixty thousand yuan!

The whole world can go to hell, but my sixty thousand yuan can't!

The earthquake wasn't like I imagined—it wasn't shaking up and down, but side to side.

I lost my balance and fell flat on my face.

Luckily, I was fine, and so was my sixty thousand yuan.

Once the earthquake passed, I could take him and exchange for the money.

But in the split second I was dazed, I saw the black sedan backing up toward me.

It seemed dead set on killing me.

I got hit, and now I can't remember anything.

...

I've been in this so-called "place of finality" for three whole days.

It smells awful here.

Worse than those old men I know.

What should I do next?

That guy named Qi Xia seems really capable, but he doesn't fall for my tricks. He says he's married, so he doesn't like other women.

How disgusting.

I've hooked up with so many married men, and they were all thrilled. Why are you pretending with me?

Just because you're good-looking, you think you can play hard to get. Men like that are the worst.

And that damn Zhao Hai Bo— I thought he was a doctor, so I'd let him have his way, and he'd give me money afterward.

But when Yun Yao beat me up, he chickened out!

I have to kill Yun Yao...

But how?

She's always surrounded by Qi Xia and that thug, so I can't make a move.

Is there any way to make Yun Yao willingly walk to her death?

While I was lost in thought, I suddenly spotted the rabbit mask I brought back yesterday.

Oh my god...

This is the perfect plan!

If I disguise myself as the rabbit... won't she come straight to her death?

Thinking of that, I put on the mask and sneaked out of the school under the cover of night, heading toward the rabbit's location.

This creepy place is full of insects. At night, their buzzing is deafening.

They're rustling around, as if right in my ear.

But who cares? As long as I get to the rabbit's spot, deal with her body, and take over the escape game, it will be mine.

Then I'll pretend to be the rabbit and wait for others to come and die.

Hopefully, Yun Yao comes first, so I can get my revenge.

I'm so smart—always finding the shortcut in everything.

So... Yun Yao, can you tell that the rabbit is me in disguise?

Ah!

She's here! She's here!

And she's brought a fat old man. Is that her lover?

How ugly, Yun Yao. You look all proper, but you're hanging out with an old man?

Don't worry, I'll kill you right now.

I am Xiao Ran.

I am going to start lying.